In The Future of Am Film Polls -thread only six people said that they would participate in the favorite movies by female directors –poll if there would be one. However I found it interesting to make my own top 100 list. bonnielaurel also said that "it would be worthwile seeing the personal lists." So why not start a thread where everyone can tell their favorite movies by female directors. If at least 15 people votes, I will count the results and make the presentation about top 100.

We should discuss about theseFeature length documentaries directed by women (I think they should be eligible)Short-films directed by women (I guess they should be eligible too)TV-movies (eligible or not?)Mini-series (without a good reason not eligible or?)Films by more than one director when at least one of the directors is a woman and at least one is not. (not eligible or depends on a movie?). If the main director is a woman then it is eligible. Mostly we should decide which are eligible and which are not.

bonnielaurel wrote:If you don't keep track of it you might have seen more films by female directors than you think. I ended up with a strong top 50. No. 13 is a coincidence.

4. Fish Tank - Andrea Arnold (2009)

I hadn't kept track so I may have missed some of my favorite movies by female directors. Andrea Arnold is one of those directors I have seen every movie by her (since short-film WASP) but I had totally missed her when I scrolled my movie list (by director).

Yes, I would have overlooked a few titles as well if I hadn't seen them in your two lists (e.g. "Priest"). The best known Japanese director is probably Naomi Kawase. I saw "The Mournng Forest", but it was a bit too slow for me to make my top list.

They give awards for that music? I thought just ear plugs. (Woody Allen in Annie Hall)

I did not include films co-directed with a male director so sorry, Meshes of the Afternoon, Little Miss Sunshine, American Splendor, Persepolis, etc. Also, I haven't watched any of 2017's critically praised movies like Lady Bird, The Innocents, Mudbound, On Body and Soul, Zama, You Were Never Really Here, and Beguiled. Lastly, only the top 20 is what I consider to be essentially viewing.

I went through my Top 500 list... and it's pretty shocking how few films directed by women were in there. I guess, that as most of the films I tend to watch are pre-1980, I've not been exposed to that many?